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wickra_core/indicators/
keltner.rs

1//! Keltner Channels.
2
3use crate::error::{Error, Result};
4use crate::indicators::atr::Atr;
5use crate::indicators::ema::Ema;
6use crate::ohlcv::Candle;
7use crate::traits::Indicator;
8
9/// Keltner Channels output.
10#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq)]
11pub struct KeltnerOutput {
12    /// Upper band = middle + multiplier * ATR.
13    pub upper: f64,
14    /// Middle band = EMA of typical price.
15    pub middle: f64,
16    /// Lower band = middle - multiplier * ATR.
17    pub lower: f64,
18}
19
20/// Keltner Channels: an EMA centerline with bands sized by ATR.
21///
22/// # Example
23///
24/// ```
25/// use wickra_core::{Candle, Indicator, Keltner};
26///
27/// let mut indicator = Keltner::new(5, 5, 2.0).unwrap();
28/// let mut last = None;
29/// for i in 0..80 {
30///     let base = 100.0 + f64::from(i);
31///     let candle =
32///         Candle::new(base, base + 2.0, base - 2.0, base + 1.0, 10.0, i64::from(i)).unwrap();
33///     last = indicator.update(candle);
34/// }
35/// assert!(last.is_some());
36/// ```
37#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
38pub struct Keltner {
39    ema: Ema,
40    atr: Atr,
41    multiplier: f64,
42    ema_period: usize,
43    atr_period: usize,
44}
45
46impl Keltner {
47    /// # Errors
48    /// Returns [`Error::PeriodZero`] / [`Error::NonPositiveMultiplier`] on invalid inputs.
49    pub fn new(ema_period: usize, atr_period: usize, multiplier: f64) -> Result<Self> {
50        if !multiplier.is_finite() || multiplier <= 0.0 {
51            return Err(Error::NonPositiveMultiplier);
52        }
53        Ok(Self {
54            ema: Ema::new(ema_period)?,
55            atr: Atr::new(atr_period)?,
56            multiplier,
57            ema_period,
58            atr_period,
59        })
60    }
61
62    /// Classic configuration: EMA(20), ATR(10), 2.0x multiplier.
63    pub fn classic() -> Self {
64        Self::new(20, 10, 2.0).expect("classic Keltner parameters are valid")
65    }
66
67    /// Configured `(ema_period, atr_period, multiplier)`.
68    pub const fn periods(&self) -> (usize, usize, f64) {
69        (self.ema_period, self.atr_period, self.multiplier)
70    }
71}
72
73impl Indicator for Keltner {
74    type Input = Candle;
75    type Output = KeltnerOutput;
76
77    fn update(&mut self, candle: Candle) -> Option<KeltnerOutput> {
78        // Feed both sub-indicators on every candle so they warm up in parallel.
79        // Gating `atr.update` behind `ema.update(...)?` would starve the ATR of
80        // every candle consumed during the EMA's warmup, delaying the first
81        // emission past `warmup_period()` and seeding the ATR over the wrong
82        // window.
83        let mid = self.ema.update(candle.typical_price());
84        let atr = self.atr.update(candle);
85        let (mid, atr) = (mid?, atr?);
86        Some(KeltnerOutput {
87            upper: mid + self.multiplier * atr,
88            middle: mid,
89            lower: mid - self.multiplier * atr,
90        })
91    }
92
93    fn reset(&mut self) {
94        self.ema.reset();
95        self.atr.reset();
96    }
97
98    fn warmup_period(&self) -> usize {
99        self.ema_period.max(self.atr_period)
100    }
101
102    fn is_ready(&self) -> bool {
103        self.ema.is_ready() && self.atr.is_ready()
104    }
105
106    fn name(&self) -> &'static str {
107        "KeltnerChannels"
108    }
109}
110
111#[cfg(test)]
112mod tests {
113    use super::*;
114    use crate::traits::BatchExt;
115    use approx::assert_relative_eq;
116
117    fn c(h: f64, l: f64, cl: f64) -> Candle {
118        Candle::new(cl, h, l, cl, 1.0, 0).unwrap()
119    }
120
121    #[test]
122    fn flat_market_collapses_bands() {
123        let candles: Vec<Candle> = (0..50).map(|_| c(10.0, 10.0, 10.0)).collect();
124        let mut k = Keltner::new(20, 10, 2.0).unwrap();
125        let last = k.batch(&candles).into_iter().flatten().last().unwrap();
126        assert_relative_eq!(last.upper, last.middle, epsilon = 1e-9);
127        assert_relative_eq!(last.lower, last.middle, epsilon = 1e-9);
128    }
129
130    #[test]
131    fn upper_above_middle_above_lower() {
132        let candles: Vec<Candle> = (0..100)
133            .map(|i| {
134                let m = 100.0 + (f64::from(i) * 0.2).sin() * 5.0;
135                c(m + 1.0, m - 1.0, m)
136            })
137            .collect();
138        let mut k = Keltner::classic();
139        for o in k.batch(&candles).into_iter().flatten() {
140            assert!(o.upper >= o.middle);
141            assert!(o.middle >= o.lower);
142        }
143    }
144
145    #[test]
146    fn batch_equals_streaming() {
147        let candles: Vec<Candle> = (0..50)
148            .map(|i| c(f64::from(i) + 1.0, f64::from(i) - 1.0, f64::from(i)))
149            .collect();
150        let mut a = Keltner::classic();
151        let mut b = Keltner::classic();
152        assert_eq!(
153            a.batch(&candles),
154            candles.iter().map(|x| b.update(*x)).collect::<Vec<_>>()
155        );
156    }
157
158    #[test]
159    fn rejects_invalid_input() {
160        assert!(Keltner::new(0, 10, 2.0).is_err());
161        assert!(Keltner::new(20, 10, 0.0).is_err());
162        assert!(Keltner::new(20, 10, -1.0).is_err());
163    }
164
165    /// Cover the const accessor `periods` (68-70) and the Indicator-impl
166    /// `name` body (106-108). Existing tests inspect band output but
167    /// never query the metadata.
168    #[test]
169    fn accessors_and_metadata() {
170        let k = Keltner::new(20, 10, 2.0).unwrap();
171        let (ema, atr, mult) = k.periods();
172        assert_eq!(ema, 20);
173        assert_eq!(atr, 10);
174        assert!((mult - 2.0).abs() < 1e-12);
175        assert_eq!(k.name(), "KeltnerChannels");
176    }
177
178    #[test]
179    fn reset_clears_state() {
180        let candles: Vec<Candle> = (0..50)
181            .map(|i| c(f64::from(i) + 1.0, f64::from(i) - 1.0, f64::from(i)))
182            .collect();
183        let mut k = Keltner::classic();
184        k.batch(&candles);
185        assert!(k.is_ready());
186        k.reset();
187        assert!(!k.is_ready());
188        assert_eq!(k.update(candles[0]), None);
189    }
190
191    #[test]
192    fn first_emission_matches_warmup_period() {
193        let candles: Vec<Candle> = (0..60)
194            .map(|i| {
195                let base = 100.0 + f64::from(i);
196                c(base + 1.0, base - 1.0, base)
197            })
198            .collect();
199        let mut k = Keltner::classic();
200        let out = k.batch(&candles);
201        let warmup = k.warmup_period();
202        assert_eq!(warmup, 20);
203        for (i, v) in out.iter().enumerate().take(warmup - 1) {
204            assert!(v.is_none(), "index {i} must be None during warmup");
205        }
206        assert!(
207            out[warmup - 1].is_some(),
208            "first KeltnerOutput must land at warmup_period - 1"
209        );
210    }
211
212    #[test]
213    fn matches_independent_ema_and_atr() {
214        // The EMA (on typical price) and the ATR (on the candle) run as
215        // independent siblings; Keltner must equal feeding two standalone
216        // instances and combining them once both are ready.
217        let candles: Vec<Candle> = (0..60)
218            .map(|i| {
219                let m = 100.0 + (f64::from(i) * 0.2).sin() * 5.0;
220                c(m + 1.5, m - 1.5, m)
221            })
222            .collect();
223        let mut k = Keltner::classic();
224        let mut ema = Ema::new(20).unwrap();
225        let mut atr = Atr::new(10).unwrap();
226        for (i, candle) in candles.iter().enumerate() {
227            let got = k.update(*candle);
228            let mid = ema.update(candle.typical_price());
229            let a = atr.update(*candle);
230            match (mid, a) {
231                (Some(m), Some(av)) => {
232                    let o = got.expect("Keltner emits once EMA and ATR are both ready");
233                    assert_relative_eq!(o.middle, m, epsilon = 1e-9);
234                    assert_relative_eq!(o.upper, m + 2.0 * av, epsilon = 1e-9);
235                    assert_relative_eq!(o.lower, m - 2.0 * av, epsilon = 1e-9);
236                }
237                _ => assert!(
238                    got.is_none(),
239                    "Keltner must be None until both ready (i={i})"
240                ),
241            }
242        }
243    }
244}